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Britain adapts housing algorithm after backlash
Britain said on Dec 16 it would alter the algorithm it uses to select sites for new homes after critics said the old formula risked a building boom in the rural south at the expense of the industrial north.
No guilt trip: In space-starved cities, a ‘fairer’ type of home sharing emerges
The residents of Eixample, an elegant, tree-lined district in central Barcelona, are getting used to a new sound: the rattle of suitcases being dragged along paving stones.
How Microsoft used US$500mil to shape the tech housing debate
Microsoft Corp made a big splash last month when it announced a US$500mil (RM2.03bil) initiative to tackle Seattle’s growing housing crisis. Less noticed was a detail that’ll be critical to making it work: Nine of the city’s largest suburbs agreed to join the effort.
Microsoft pledged US$500mil for housing. Now what will Silicon Valley tech do?
Microsoft's promise to pony up US$500mil (RM2.05bil) for Seattle-area housing has Silicon Valley buzzing, full of hope that tech titans here will pour similar sums into the housing shortage in their own back yards.
Google aims to win over sceptical Toronto with affordable homes
Alphabet Inc’s digital city on Toronto’s waterfront will be made out of wood, heated by geothermal wells and offer a swathe of affordable housing as it seeks to win over a sceptical public concerned about privacy issues at the development.
Google backs down from threat to cancel Mountain View housing
Google has backed down from a threat to deny badly needed housing in Mountain View if it isn't given more office space for its futuristic new "Charleston East" campus.
Vancouver extends Airbnb rules as home prices keep rising
Vancouver is set to introduce new restrictions on Airbnb Inc, Expedia Inc’s HomeAway unit and other short-term rental operators as Canada’s priciest housing market seeks to ease its near-zero supply of homes to let.
Apple ruling pushes Irish government to the brink
Ireland’s fragile minority government meets for crunch talks to resolve a stalemate on Sept 2 after an EU ruling on Apple that has divided the country and undermined a cornerstone of its economic policy.
Flatshare website highlights London housing ‘crisis’
The founder of a flatshare website is opening up his own plush London home to lodgers paying whatever they can afford in a bid to help ease the pressure on London housing.
